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CHILD CARE

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little common sense and ingenuity in overcoming a try-
ing period. The following example isn’t a magic formula ;

it might never happen again.
who used a little thought and
turned a poor situation into a
good one, There are several points
worth noting, but first here is
the tale as the mother told it to
me. :
“Sometime ago my child devel-
oped a passion for toy guns and
spent almost all his allowance on
every new one on the market.
Not only did I despise this type
of play in which he indulged al-
most to the exclusion of every-
thing else, but I felt it was a
waste of money every time a new
gun apeared there was some kind
of scene. He’d whine, or cry or get
very angry. I pleaded, reasoned,
shouted and usually ended by
threatening to cut his allowance.
When he was going on nine, I
read one of your columns, in
which you said that a child’s al-
lowance was his own to do with

as he pleased. Shortly after this ,

he purchased a new and expen-
sive gun, ,

“Searching for something plea- —

sant to. say I asked, ‘What, kind

-of gun is it?” The suspicious look

he gave me made me realize how
he distrusted me. He thought I
was starting an argument, so that
even a friendly remark put him
on guard, “I mean it,’’ I said, “I
‘don’t know a revolver from a
shotgun.”

CANNING SEASON

*ference either.

It’s just a story of a mother

“Patiently he started to ex-
plain, but it soon became appar-
ent that he didn’t know the dif-
I suggested the
library might have a book, and
went with him to get it That was
the beginning of an interest that
in a year has broadened to in-
clude stories, pictures and his-
tories of guns, gunmakers, armor,
swords and so on. He has learned:
how to find the information he
is seeking. He goes to the muse-
um with a purpose and has even
invited me to an antique shop to
see some ancient firearms. He
still plays ‘Bong, bong, you're
dead,’ but needs most of his
money and his time for other
interests.”

I liked this mainly because it

‘smoothed out the child-parent dif-

ficulties that were beginning to
arise over money, and has given
the child an ease in his relation-
ship with his mother, He knows
now that his parents are inter-
ested in the things he does. More
than likely he would have tired of
guns anyway. And perhaps he
would have found the library and
museum by himself. The fact
that an understanding adult help-
ed him find the fascinating world
of interest is something he will
cherish always.—_VERA MORRIS.

The versatile tomato

TOMATOES RIPENING on the vine are now bright-

ening the family table.

Most versatile of all vegetables,

the red fruit is as good plain with a bit of salt or sugar. for
Savor as.it is prepared for the most sophisticated palate. —

You can fry them, especially
in the green state, dipping in sea-
soned flour and browning in ba-
con fat or butter. You can stuff
them for salad or fill with corn.
meat, creamed vegetables, maca-
roni, noodles or dice, and bake

-for a main dish. They are also

800d with eggplant or turned. in-
to soup—and even a novice can
put ‘up creditable jars of canned
tomatoes to liven up a winter
Menu.

Whether cooking or canning, .

you should remember a few things
about tomato preparation to make
Sure that you keep as much of
the rich, red color as_ possible,
Never prepare tomatoes in iron
or steel pots because the acid in
the tomatoes combines with the
iron to darken the product.

Stir with a wooden spoon to
keep the tomatoes from scorch-
ing on the bottom because this
also turns the color brown. The
faster the cooking, the better the
Color is kept, so when you cook
down tomatoes for sauce use a
Wide shallow pot to make for
quick evaporation.

ray * *

Seasonings have their own part
to play in the preservation or loss
of color. Cayenne pepper and: pap-
rika increase redness. Cinnamon,
Mustard and celery seed make

Sierras

little difference either way. All- —

spice, black pepper and cloves
darken the tomatoes.

When making chili sauce, for
instance, you will be wise to use
whole spices tied in cheesecloth
and remove them before you put
the relish in jars.

And always store tomatoes’ af-
ter canning in a dark, dry place.

Incidentally, the Department of |
reported ©

Agriculture recently
that research in methods of pre-
paring tomatoes for home can-
ning showed an overwhelmingly
preference in flavor for tomatoes
prepared by the coldpack method,

‘to say nothing of better color,

- texture, odor and general accep-

tability. ,
The only thing that could be

‘said for the hot pack method—

boiling the tomatoes before put-

ting them into jars—is that more

tomatoes can be put into each jar.
But if space is not a problem,
the best way to put up tomatoes
in a water bath canner is to peel
and pack them whole or cut, to
within one-half inch of the top
of the jar. Add no water! but a
half teaspoon salt to each pint.
Then adjust lids, place in hot wa-
ter and boil 35 minutes for pint
jars and 45 minutes for quart jars,
As easy as that.

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AWARDS

‘Bong, bong, you‘re dead’ Ol Bill wins in

- FREQUENTLY YOU HEAR of a parent who uses a

picnic contest

The Pacific Tribune’s. own Ol’
Bill Bennett won a hand crochet-
ed table center as first prize in

Miss Woodworker’s draw in the

United Labor Picnic contest for the

title of Miss B.C. Industry. This
was announced last week by Miss
Woodworker (Myrtle Bergren),
who gave the number of the win-
ning ticket as 505. Second prize
was won by S. Haugland (ticket
612) and third prize by Emma
Gavritdsky (ticket 164).

Don Barbour, Miss Woodwork-
ers campaign manager, is very
anxious for the second and third
prize winners to pick up their
prizes. He appeals to anyone
knowing their whereabouts to
contact him at 204 Holden Build-
ing or DE, 2524M.

‘We ae the dead

“WANTED: UNIVERSITY STUDENT to give light
services for room and board.”
Sounds like a good arrangement doesn’t it?

A busy

housewife gets help with the evening dishes and the out-

of-town student who is working
her way through college gets liv-
ing accommodation.

Too bad it doesn’t work out that
way. I know, because I stuck it
for five years and I have friends
who tried the same thing.

“Light services.” What a laugh.

In most cases the employer is
someone who wants a full time
“domestic” but hates to pay for
what she ean get for practically
nothing.
" After a full day of lectures I
would arrive home at four o'clock
in the afternoon. The two hours
before supper were spent ironing
the week’s wash or mopping the
kitchen floor, or peeling vege-
tables, or some other entrancing
task. ;

It was always such a treat to
come home, tired out, and find

The first of 9,600,000 young men between the ages of 19
and 25 report to U.S. selective service headquarters to register
for the draft. xollowing the recent visit to Ganada of U.S.
Secretary of War Forrestal, Minister of Defense Claxton ‘has
also been stepping up in beating the war drums. Many U.S.
registration centers are, being picketed by trade unions and
women’s organizations protesting against the draft.

PEACE

Women aid campaign

6 IX women in Canada are in complete accord with
your Peace: Manifesto and pledge assistance by
sponsoring a “Save the Peace’ movement in Canada,” said

Mrs. Joy Denton Kennedy, president of the Congress of

Canadian Women, in a cable to
the British International MWo-
men’s Day Committee which held
a ‘Save the Peace’ rally Sept.
5, in Trafalgar Square, London,

The London Peace Rally rep-
resented the culmination of a
peace campaign which was spark-
-ed by Labor MP Mrs. Leah Man-
ning’s declaration in the British
House of Commons last winter

' that if the men could talk dispas-

sionately about war dnd arma-
ments “we women cannot”, The
rally is a. preliminary to a Peace
Train which Mrs. Manning is
leading to several European coun-
tries in October.

Over 250 prominent British wo-
men—leaders in civic life, sci-
encé, education, medicine, wo-
men’s organizations and the co-
operative and trade-union move-
ments—have sponsored the Inter-
national Women’s Day Commit-

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tee’s Peace Manifesto,
* * *

The Manifesto declares:

“We—the women of Britain
—want life not death.

“We— as mothers— demand
the right to bring children into
a world free from the fear of
want and war.

“We—as citizens of the world
—reaffirm our pledge to de-
fend and maintain peace by
harnessing the mighty peace
will of the people of the
world.”. x

‘Supporting the “fullest coop-
eration between Eastern and
Western Europe and the U.S.”,
it concludes: “We will work for
international agreement to con-
trol armaments, to prohibit pro-
duction of the atom bomb and
to outlaw activities which stir
up race hatred and make for
war.” :

on the kitchen table that inevit-
able note with the list of jobs on
it. The lady of the house was
usually out—that is, when she
wasn't entertaining at a tea party
which meant I had all the cups
to wash before supper. By eight
o’clock I would be free to start
my evening’s studying.

By milady’s special request, my
timetable was so arranged that I
had no} lectures on Saturdays.
That cleared the day for the
weekly housecleaning. There were
acres of floors to wax, silver to
polish, porches to scrub, and such
items as the woodwork and the
bathroom to clean,

x eK

WOULD-BE B.C. ELECTRIC
executives had not only to keep
up a good domestic front but also
keep up with the Joneses, so Sat-
urday night I was compelled to
Pass up the Social Problems Club
social] to sit with the baby while
my employers stepped out. ~

After the strain of spring ex-
aminations (you had to get good
marks to be eligible for scholar-
ships or bursaries to cover tui-
tion fees) I used to spend a week
doing the spring cleaning—all for
free,

Add to this the constant home-
sickness which such a situation
develops. The family ate in the
dining room and spent the even-
ing in the living room with the
radio and a fire. I ate in the kit-
chen and stayed in my room with
a blanket around my knees to
keep warm.

: eae Pale

BUT THOSE LONG difficult
years taught me much. I grew
to realize that a system which
denies to its youth the ready ac-_
cess to higher education stands
condemned and must go, ee

It was therefore the most na-

tural thing in the world that I _

should find my way into the prow _

gressive student movement which, _

in alliance with the labor move- |
ment, then and now fights for
the needs of working class stud-
ents. —B.H.M.

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